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Stone house in Crows NestPhoto: Nyttend · Public domain
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Outdoors in Crows Nest

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Crows Nest

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 0.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Town of Crows Nest Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2000
About it
When to get out

August is the best month for walking in Crows Nest

NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.610.611.813.214.415.014.713.712.411.19.99.4
High (°F)354051637382858378655140
Rain (in)2.82.43.24.34.65.04.13.33.33.33.42.8

February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 5.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Crows Nest →

Next door

Crows Nest and its neighbors

Crows Nest has the most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Crows Nest0.0 miRocky Ripple0.0 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Crows Nest— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Rocky Ripple— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Crows Nest

Is there public land near Crows Nest?

13,582 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Crows Nest or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Crows Nest neighbors.

Town Square →
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Sources

Where this page comes from

Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →